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Ross Moir | JUST before 6pm on Thursday, 9000 customers were plunged into darkness when a blackout cast a pall over the district for about 15 minutes. Powercor public relations manager Drew Douglas said the blackout was caused by equipment failure in a transformer at the zone substation, possibly caused by the heavy rain. The malfunction resulted in a blackout which stretched from Bessiebelle and Codrington, to Heywood and Milltown and as far west as Dartmoor and Mumbannar. “The irony is while a … Continue reading 0 Comments
Tiana Richardson | UNITED WAY Glenelg is hosting Mohammed (Mo) El-leissey as its guest speaker at its annual general meeting on Monday. Mr El-leissey is best known as a contestant on 2011’s Amazing Race Australia but he is also a well-known comedian and … Continue reading 0 Comments
Rex Martinich | WHEN the National Broadband Network (NBN) Discovery Truck rolls into Hamilton on Thursday it will also bring the controversy that has plagued the project. While healthcare providers and Hamilton schools are looking forward its benefits, the cost of the service … Continue reading 0 Comments
Spectator-Observer Partnership | Originally written by BILL MELDRUM ALCOA of Australia’s managing director Alan Cransberg has given an upbeat and optimistic assessment of Portland Aluminium’s medium term future, based on the insatiable world wide demand for aluminium. Mr Cransberg gave the assessment at … Continue reading 0 Comments
Spectator-Observer Partnership | Originally written by DEAN MILLARD WESTERN Border Football League Chief Executive Officer David Heard believes there is a lot of merit in many of the recommendations contained in the AFL Victoria report, Review of Football in Country Victoria, released last … Continue reading
Spectator-Observer Partnership | Originally written by HUW CUSHING ONE HUNDRED jobs destined for Portland are on hold, as Keppel Prince looks interstate. Following the introduction of new wind farm planning laws last week, Portland based Keppel Prince Engineering has suspended plans for a … Continue reading
Spectator-Observer Partnership | Originally written by STEVE ROBERTSON THE State Government has this week suggested that not all homes will have to install the new electricity smart meters. But that is not the response residents are receiving from electricity distributor Powercor when they … Continue reading
Spectator-Observer Partnership | Originally written by STEVE ROBERTSON PORTLAND is near the front of the queue to share in billions of dollars to provide start-up cash for new renewable energy technologies. That’s the view of leaders in wave, wind, solar and geothermal research, … Continue reading
Spectator-Observer Partnership | Originally written by Portland Observer SMALL demonstration units to harness wave power off Portland could appear off our shores in just over two years, if any of the companies interested in generating electricity from wave action enjoys success in gaining … Continue reading
Spectator-Observer Partnership | Originally written by BILL MELDRUM ALCOA has given cautious support for the Federal Government’s proposed Carbon Tax but is waiting to see the detailed provisions in the regulations before it can accurately determine the full implications for the company and … Continue reading
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